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“Coming Out” As Adopted

September 28, 2014 · by Snow Leopard | in Adoptee Related, Advice: Adoptee 2 Adoptee | tagged adoption, adoption discourse, coming out, LGBTQ, metaphor | 10 Comments

The metaphor of “coming out” has been used elsewhere as a way to describe the experience of disclosing one’s status as adopted. What do you think about how this metaphor illuminates and distorts being open about one’s adoption experience? Advertisements

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